Africanamerican representation in the 20th century and have a lot of artifacts from the house collection that have to do with that and a lot of history to cover. And the last africanamerican sort of to be eleshgted in the 19th century leaves in 1901, george white of north carkarcar and a long time before another africanamerican comes into the house. Oscar depriest from illinois. We have a couple of really rare artifacts from Oscar Depriest from the 1920s and 30s. But before i launch into them, because i love them so much, matt, tell us a little bit about Oscar Depriest and how he got into congress. So theres a long period. Almost three decades after George Henry White leaves congress where theres no africanamericans who serve in either the house or the senate. And that has everything to do with the jim crow laws that go on the books in the south, and the way that that changes over time during those decades, theres a critical thing going on in the south where africanamericans begin to l
Tvs american artifacts we visit the Cannon House Office building to see artifacts that tell the story of africanamericans in congress in the 20th century. Im farar elliott. And im matt waz knsniewski. We wanted to talk about africanamerican representation in the 20th century. We have a lot of artifacts from the house collection that have to do with that and a lot of history to cover. And the last africanamerican to be elected in the 19th century leaves in 1901, george white of north carolina. And then its a long time before another africanamerican comes into the house. And that is Oscar Depriest from illinois. And we have a couple of really rare artifacts from Oscar Depriest from the 1920s and 30s. But before i launch into them, because i love them so much, matt, tell us a little bit about Oscar Depriest and how he got into congress. So, theres a long period, almost three decades, after George Henry White leaves congress where theres no africanamericans who serve in either the house or
You have been ashamed of the betrayal of ukraine for ages, join the creation of the collaborators program, send information about the kremlin traitors to us on facebook or to email, we will send them together to track the russian ship. I am maria prus greetings washington supports the negotiations in saudi arabia regarding the participation of ukraine with the participation of representatives of about 30 countries of the world among the participants are representatives of the event as well as developing countries from asia of south america and africa this was reported by the spokesman of the state department of swords miller. He added that a highranking official of the white house would take part there and emphasized that it is important that countries that have not yet heard ukraines position directly hear it. In addition, the United States and allied countries are starting negotiations on security assurances for ukraine this week. As was discussed at the nato summit in vilnius, the m
Eastern rafah as israel threatens a bigger ground invasion. The United Nations says without new shipments of aid and fuel, hospitals in rafah could be out of commission within hours. U. S. Officials say israel has agreed to reopen the flow of aid tomorrow. Now, many universities are altering upcoming Graduation Plans amid security concerns involving recent protests and encampments. Cals graduation is set for this weekend. Abc seven News Reporter Leslie Brinkley took a look at expectations on campus. The happy weekend the big uc berkeley Commencement Ceremony will take place saturday at 10 30 a. M. At california memorial stadium, where thousands of undergraduates will get their diplomas. They are limited to four tickets each for guests, and the usual protocol is in place as it is for football games. No backpacks, no banners or signs allowed, and a clear bag policy. There are also 90 other graduation related ceremonies and events taking place around campus over the next few days. Today,
Taken into custody. I dont have the circumstances on what they were wanted for or who took them into custody just yet. Debris was spread out in a several block radius as investigators work to put the pieces together of what happened during this deadly collision. Although the crash came just before classes started at andrew hill, a district spokesperson told us students were not involved in the accident. However, the school still felt the impacts, with investigations shutting down surrounding streets that is in all directions on capitol and center road, and its because the accident is pretty large considering the amount of vehicles that were hit related to this actual accident, and theyre going to be closed for a significant amount of time. It was at least five hours before traffic began moving again on both sides of the busy intersection. Center road and capitol expressway are identified as dangerous corridors in san jose due to the amount of lanes in the high speeds drivers use in tod